Faculty of Arts News Archive
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Research and International
Next Steps with Generative AI
February 12, 2024 —
On January 31 more than 200 people gathered for the Next Steps with Generative AI, the second installment in the seven-part UM Knowledge Exchange.
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Faculty of Law
Master of Human Rights program 2024 Symposium showcases research on important topics
February 9, 2024 —
The Master of Human Rights program’s annual Symposium took place on Wednesday, January 25, 2024 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The symposium gives students enrolled in both the interdisciplinary graduate degree’s practicum and thesis streams an opportunity to present their research and share field experience gained from their respective placement sites.
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The Conversation: Rethinking masculinity: Teaching men how to love and be loved
February 9, 2024 —
How will young men learn to love when many messages seem to be either focused on what is wrong with them — or how they can dominate?
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Faculty of Arts
CBC Manitoba: Caspian on the hook for $21.5M after city drops claims against other defendants in Winnipeg police HQ case
February 8, 2024 —
Caspian on the hook for $21.5M after city drops claims against other defendants in Winnipeg police HQ case
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Faculty of Arts
Fair treatment for an overlooked group of refugees
February 8, 2024 —
Nabil Iqbal is a Master of Human Rights student and a 2023-24 recipient of a Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics (CPAE) Graduate Fellowship. He is keenly interested in finding ways to help improve the rights of an often overlooked refugee group – those who are forced to move across borders because of the threats to their homeland from climate change.
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The Conversation: Black men’s mental health concerns are going unnoticed and unaddressed
February 8, 2024 —
Protesters in Winnipeg recently took to the streets to demand accountability after police shot and killed a 19-year-old Black university student on New Year’s Eve. Afolabi Opaso was an undergraduate student from Nigeria studying economics at the University of Manitoba.
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Faculty of Arts
CityNews Winnipeg: Family claims slow ambulance response time contributed to Winnipeg restaurant owner’s death
February 7, 2024 —
Family claims slow ambulance response time contributed to Winnipeg restaurant owner’s death
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Faculty of Arts
CBC Manitoba: Familial DNA searches come with risks, rewards in solving MMIWG cold cases
February 5, 2024 —
Familial DNA searches come with risks, rewards in solving MMIWG cold cases
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Light Uchechukwu is inspired and inspiring
February 1, 2024 —
The Bisons volleyball captain leads by example
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Faculty of Arts
Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba drivers still get break as gas price fluctuates
February 1, 2024 —
Manitoba drivers still get break as gas price fluctuates